240sx Hand brake not working

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nissan240boy
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so I have a 92 240sx and installed a glow shift hydraulic hand brake. So heres the weird thing I extended the handle to 16 inches long and its still hard as crap to pull and barely slows the car down, so all I can think is theres a clog in the hydraulic line somewhere or maybe I have the lines flipped for the hand brake any help would be great. Heres other thinks I noticed how it acts, If you pull the handle and hold it up and push the brake pedal the handle will yank back down, and yes I've bleeded the line, air in the line isn't the problem I have a stiff feeling not a soft one and the handle only moves a couple inches before getting tight.


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Sounds like you're not able to apply enough pressure. The pivot point may be wrong meaning you cannot generate enough leverage. Also make sure the lines aren't crossed coming into the handbrake master.

Glow Shift has not proven to be the most reliable company for anything, it may be a defective part, or that may just be how well it works.

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So whats a good brand to get for like a hundred bucks, godspeed?

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Of the handle gets stiff and doesn't lock up the tires enough you need a larger diameter bore hydro brake slave.

nissan240boy
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Wouldnt that make it worse, since ud be pushing more fluid. When I pull the lever its only going about half the distance the lever can go, so It needs to push less fluid so I have more leverage

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please what is a good brand of hydraulic handbrake to use that someone has used in their 240sx and had good success?


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